Pictures of the year 2012: space

This NASA/ESA Hubble image shows a pair of overlapping galaxies called NGC 3314. While the two galaxies look as if they are in the midst of a collision, this is in fact a trick of perspective: the two are in chance alignment from our vantage point.Picture: NASA / ESA / the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA) /W. Keel (University of Alabama)